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First Lady Hosts Spouses of African Heads of State
Deji Elumoye in Abuja Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has hosted visiting African First Ladies on the sideline of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Afreximbank. She applauded the potential of arts to strengthen the bond of unity on the...

On The Sideline Of AFREXIMBANK Annual Meeting, First Lady Hosts Spouses Of African Heads Of State
Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has hosted visiting African First Ladies on the sideline of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the AFREXIM Bank. She applauded the potential of arts to strengthen the bond of unity on the continent. The First...

Pakistan tops rankings for risk improvement
Listen to article KARACHI: In a major economic milestone, Pakistan has emerged as the top-performing market in the Global Emerging Market (EM) Rankings for reducing sovereign credit risk, according to a new Bloomberg Intelligence report. Over the...

‘Pakistan leads emerging markets in sovereign risk recovery’
In a positive development on the economic front, Pakistan has emerged as the most improved emerging market in terms of sovereign credit risk, according to the latest analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence. Backed by macroeconomic stabilization,...

Pakistan records largest drop in default risk among emerging markets
Listen to article Pakistan has achieved the world’s steepest decline in sovereign default risk over the past year, leading Bloomberg Intelligence’s Global Emerging Market (EM) Rankings for credit risk improvement, according to data released by the...

Pakistan tops Bloomberg’s Emerging Market Credit Risk Improvement Rankings
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has turned the tables on economic front, as the country has been ranked as the most improved emerging market in terms of sovereign credit risk, according to the latest analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence. The report shows...

Pakistan leads emerging markets in sovereign risk recovery, says Bloomberg Intelligence
In a positive development on the economic front, Pakistan has emerged as the most improved emerging market in terms of sovereign credit risk, according to the latest analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence. Backed by macroeconomic stabilization,...

Pakistan sees sharpest drop in default risk globally; Bloomberg Intelligence
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has emerged as the most improved emerging market in terms of sovereign credit risk, recording the steepest decline in default probability over the past year, according to an analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence. The development...

Roaming Charges: After Midnight
B-2 Stealth bomber flying at night. Photo: Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder / U.S. Air Force. After midnight We’re gonna let it all hang out We’re gonna cause talk and suspicion Give an exhibition Find out what it is all about – JJ Cale, After Midnight...

Does elite NBA executive even want to stay in the league?
One of the best front-office executives in the NBA just it the open market. Masai Ujiri and the Toronto Raptors have parted ways. Ujiri had the title of vice chairman and team president and was the Raptors’ alternate governor. Not only did he have...

Iraq confirms drone attacks on radar systems at military bases
At least two radar systems were attacked by unidentified drones on Tuesday early morning at military bases in Iraq, a government spokesman confirmed, while there was no claim of responsibility for the attacks. The first drone hit the radar system...

Feeding Minds First: Rethinking the Place of Communication in Combating Malnutrition in Africa
By Milliscent Nnwoka Africa faces a grave nutrition crisis, one that statistics alone cannot solve. In Nigeria, 40% of children under five are stunted, and over 17 million people are food insecure (UNICEF, 2023; FAO et al., 2023; DHI, 2023)....
Record 769 arrests and USD 65 million in illicit pharmaceuticals seized in global bust
SINGAPORE – An INTERPOL-coordinated operation across 90 countries has resulted in the seizure of 50.4 million doses of illicit pharmaceuticals worth USD 65 million, highlighting the alarming scale of the global trade in unapproved and counterfeit...

Service Above Self: Reaching across the globe
By Kitt Brand on June 25, 2025. Yep. It’s true, there are some pretty well-known folks who are or were active Rotarians. A few that come to mind: Neil Armstrong, whose foot was the first on the moon; Friedrich Bergius, German Nobel Prize winner;...

Aimee Parnell excited to lead Greater Falls Regional Chamber
BELLOWS FALLS — Aimee Parnell has been on the job at the Waypoint Center for about a month, and her enthusiasm is palpable. Parnell, 49, a Springfield resident, sees the Bellows Falls region with fresh eyes and she likes what she sees as the new...

Opinion | (Neo)Orientalism As Strategic Narrative: How Global Indices Attempt To Thwart A Rising Bharat
Last Updated:June 25, 2025, 17:20 IST Indices constructed by the Freedom House, the Economist Intelligence Unit and the V-Dem project have all downgraded the democratic status of the civilisation-nation in recent years When complex developments in...

Flamengo draws LAFC in Orlando, tops Club World Cup group
ORLANDO — Flamengo topped Group D of the FIFA Club World Cup, setting up a dream match in Miami against German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. Second-half substitute Wallace Yan struck back for the Brazilian top-flight leaders with an...

Flamengo draws LAFC in Orlando, tops Club World Cup group
ORLANDO — Flamengo topped Group D of the FIFA Club World Cup, setting up a dream match in Miami against German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. Second-half substitute Wallace Yan struck back for the Brazilian top-flight leaders with an...
MF Brings Together 14 1st Ladies
Link to Live Stream of Inaugural Session of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative – MFFLI Summit 2025: https://apo-opa.co/3G1Afxo Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th...

Russian Warship Spotted Escorting Two Inbound Stateless Tankers
Two stateless tankers inbound to the Russian oil operations in the Baltic were spotted traveling with a Russian warship. Russia in the past has been seen escorting some of its military cargo ships, and in May appeared to be escorting outbound...